The "story of textiles is the story of human ingenuity," wrote Virginia Postrel, author of "The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World." We may not notice, but much of our language—and ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Walking through the North Carolina Museum of History, you'll find that every item tells a different story about the state and the people who have shaped it. Textiles are a ...

UConn Women’s Center painting the day purple in support of domestic violence survivors. From Sept. 11 throught Sept. 30 UConn Women’s Center will host a textile drive. Photo courtesy of ...

Hanging on a back wall of the Bettendorf Public Library is what Rita Farro calls a friendship quilt. It's made up of 25 quilt blocks, each signed in the middle with the embroidered name of the woman ...

Suffragists watch as Alice Paul sews stars onto banner. The “story of textiles is the story of human ingenuity,” wrote Virginia Postrel, author of “The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the ...

Despite their reputation for being a domesticated endeavor, textiles are anything but tame. They have been at the center of a push-and-pull between institutionalized forced labor and rebellion and a ...